Monday, August 23, 2010

The last time I posted about Arthur's Day 2010 I was able to confirm venues and artists but the specifics weren't available. Since then not only have tickets gone on sale, and sold out!, but all the venues obviously had their respective artists finally confirmed. Unfortunately though, as I said, ticket sales were exceptional and many venues sold out almost straight away. Today, however, I am happy to pass on the very good news that Guinness has announced that a limited number of additional Arthur’s Day tickets for all studio venues will be released for sale at 9am tomorrow (Tuesday, 24th August) via Ticketmaster.

What could make this news any better? Guinness have also announced over 15 additional artists that have been added to the Arthur's Day line up including Manic Street Preachers, David Gray, Cathy Davey and Oscar-winning actor turned musician Tim Robbins & The Rogues Gallery Band. There have also been several new talents added to the line up such as Ty, The Courteeners, Biffy Clyro and Bitches with Wolves.

Speaking about Arthur’s Day, Manic Street Preachers said, “Some of our greatest gigs have been in Ireland; we really do have very special memories of playing there. From a tiny show for our first label Heavenly to playing Slane Castle and everything in between. The atmosphere will no doubt be amazing and we’re proud to a part of what is fast becoming one of Ireland’s biggest days of the year”.

While David Gray commented that "Coming back to Ireland is always a great experience for me and the band, particularly being back in Galway! It was amazing to be part of the celebrations last year and to support the Arthur Guinness Fund. We are really looking forward to getting the chance to play some of the new tunes as well as some old faves in such an amazing location. Cheers Arthur!"

Orla Flanagan, Guinness Brand Manager said, “We are excited about the new acts added to the line up. We wanted to hold back some tickets so that fans of our newly announced artists including Manic Street Preachers and David Gray got an opportunity to see their favourite bands. The real magic of Arthur’s Day is that all the studio artists will also make a surprise appearance in an Arthur’s Day pub venue. Fans that purchase pub tickets will not only see great pub artists but also see artists like Brandon Flowers, Snow Patrol or Paolo Nutini play in a pub for €5 which is an exciting element of Arthur’s Day”.

The Arthur's Day celebrations will begin at 17:59 at St James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin on 23rd September. The celebration will then continue with activities and events at various locations in Ireland and throughout Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America. The full line up now stands as follows:

Each pub will also welcome a surprise performance on the night from a studio artist

Dublin

The Baggot Inn

HeathersDavid Kitt

The Bank

Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band

The Brazen Head

The ShoosSparrow and the Workshop

Bruxelles

Sparrow and The WorkshopHeathers

Dakota

The MilkBitches with Wolves

Doheny & Nesbitt

John SpillaneThe Boy Who Trapped the Sun

Fitzsimons

PilotlightRyan Sheridan

Flannery’s

Molotov Jukebox

The George

Bitches with WolvesDirty Epics

Hogans

RoySeven

Odeon

Oliver ColeButterfly Explosion

O’Donoghue’s

David KittThe Chapters

Oliver St. John Gogarty’s

The High KingsOliver Cole

The Palace Bar

The Boy Who Trapped the SunJohn Spillane

Pygmalion

The Dirty 9sThe Rags

Sinnotts

Fight Like ApesPilotlight

The Stag’s Head

The RagsRyan Sheridan

The Temple Bar

Broken RecordsThe High Kings

Whelans

Dirty EpicsButterfly Explosion

Galway

Kelly’s

Duke Special

Róisín Dubh

A Band Called WandaPlus Special Guest

Taaffes

Johnny FlynnPlus Special Guest

Tigh Cóilí

A Band Called WandaJohnny Flynn

Cork

Crane Lane Theatre

Carly ConnorKeywest

Old Oak

DirectorSimon Fagan

The Pavilion

Mick FlannerySimon Fagan

Reardens

Mick FlanneryCarly Connor

SoHo

KeywestDirector

Further Information: Arthur Guinness FundThe Arthur Guinness Fund supports the emerging sector of social entrepreneurship in Ireland. In April this year, Guinness assigned €1 million to ten social entrepreneurs with each of their projects receiving €100,000 and additional support and expertise from Diageo Ireland and Social Entrepreneurs Ireland. A further €1.5 million will be used to support future Irish social entrepreneurs in the coming years.

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